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Bass harmonization workshop 2013

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Opening post by Frank

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This is a bass line that a friend from the forum proposed to me; I am submitting it to you for anyone who might want to propose their own harmonization: the most "shy" ones, as usual, can rely on me for an "anonymous" publication.

In this space we can discuss any difficulties related to the bass line.

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http://www.pianoconc...2013-elaborati/

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Reply 2 by enzo76

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this is what I mean by practical, very good!!!

Too much philosophy fills the Forums, but if this is the home of music and in particular of the piano, then it is an obligation since I, like many others, and to this like everyone (one never stops learning), bow before those who know even just one thing more than us!!!!

good, good like that.

Post licks, patterns, phrasing, exercises, videos, audio............

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Reply 3 by antares86

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@ tronky...... ok I didn't expect this one ahahahahahahahahhahaah but I like it even if I understand almost nothing about jazz

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Reply 4 by Aspirante

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A bit tough for me to analyze, it seems a bit truncated at the end to me... in fact, that chorus is a good part of the bass repeated 3 times... challenging not to get bored. Jazz or not jazz, it sounds very unique.

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Reply 5 by Tronky

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Thanks guys, actually the piece has major issues with coherence... ideas (maybe good ones) but a bit left to chance, in fact it is truncated Aspirante and the chorus disoriented me a bit.

I would say it's not easy to do something remotely professional ... it was a bit just for fun

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Reply 7 by Aspirante

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It sounds very good AleGozzo, but am I mistaken or did you bypass the chorus "problem"?

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Reply 8 by AleGozzo

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well given the brevity of the refrain, it didn't seem worth it. Technically it is possible anyway without difficulty.

At most, it would have been nice to do a little rondo by changing the first part of the refrain (A [b A] [C A]) ..... but zero desire

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Reply 9 by Frank

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I am happy that you are having fun and that is what I am trying to do too... I am convinced that a certain dose of lightheartedness brings freshness to ideas.

Ale's sounds very good... a pity about the brevity, I would invest in this piece to make it something more substantial.

Perhaps Tronky's is a bit too tortuous, but very harmonically rich.

What can I say, shortly I will also post my "relative" solace

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Reply 16 by AleGozzo

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but yeah, this turned out quite nicely and cute, I'm having a crisis over the "serious" pieces (I want to give myself some airs ahah)

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Reply 17 by Aspirante

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@Classic

I tried playing it a little bit, I just didn't understand one thing in the third to last bar: the E# tied from the previous bar where you say it is an appoggiatura .... but of which note?

I mean, in the third to last bar specifically, E# is enharmonically F, so ... I didn't understand

Thanks and sorry if it's a silly question

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Reply 19 by Tronky

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I agree with Aspirante; as far as I'm concerned, there is a difference between those who get by (me) and those who Arranges (Frank).

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Reply 20 by Tronky

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I took a look at Classic's one; the 43 suspension without the fifth on beat 2 is a bit unrefined in my opinion; also, the doubling of the leading tone at 3 might not be optimal. The final part seems too distant (in terms of harmonic content) compared to the initial part which, although filled with suspensions, is very classical.

I find it important to have fun in these initiatives and indeed you say that in the end you let yourself go a little bit

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